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== History ==
== History ==
Glendale National Cemetery was established on May 7, 1866, and named after a farmstead that was on the property at the time. The original interments were the remains of [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] soldiers who died at the [[Battle of Malvern Hill]] and other nearby [[American Civil War]] battlefields.
Glendale National Cemetery was established on May 7, 1866, and named after a farmstead that was on the property at the time. The original interments were the remains of [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] soldiers who died at the [[Battle of Malvern Hill]] and other nearby American Civil War battlefields.


Glendale National Cemetery was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1996.
Glendale National Cemetery was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1996.